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Crenshaw by Katherine ApplegateFearing his family will have to move into their minivan when they suffer another financial setback, Jackson finds support and comfort through his friendship with a giant imaginary cat. Call Number: J APPLEGAT
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Tuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittThe Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing older Call Number: J BABBITT
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Boy's Best Friend by Kate BanksLester has just moved to Cape Cod and is starting in a new school, and George is missing his best friend who has moved away, but the two develop a friendship and learn about scientific experimentation when they start working on a school science project, testing psychic ability in dogs. Call Number: J BANKS
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Circus Mirandus by Cassie BeasleyLearning from his dying grandfather that a magical circus at the heart of his favorite bedtime stories is real, young Micah and his friend Jenny embark on a journey to claim a miracle from the circus's wondrous magician, the Lightbender. Call Number: J BEASLEY
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Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie BrinkChronicles the adventures of eleven-year-old Caddie growing up with her six brothers and sisters on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century. Call Number: J BRINK
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Teddy Mars: Almost a World Record Breaker by Molly B. BurnhamTen-year-old Teddy Mars is determined to stand out in a house bursting with siblings by earning a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records. Call Number: J BURNHAM
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The Enormous Egg by Oliver ButterworthWhen twelve-year-old Nate Twitchell takes care of an gigantic egg laid by one of his hens, he is shocked to find that it hatches into a triceratops. Call Number: J BUTTERWO
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Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss BertmanDelightedly moving to San Francisco, 12-year-old Emily longs to meet a favorite author who lives nearby and who is savagely attacked just before the release of his latest online puzzle series. Call Number: J CHAMBLIS
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James and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlAfter accidentally dropping magic crystals near the peach tree, it soon grows out of control and quickly is the size of a house, but James is intrigued and soon crawls into one piece of super-sized fruit where he meets three kind-hearted insects who make him feel right at home. Call Number: J DAHL
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All Four Stars by Tara DairmanSecretly cooking gourmet dishes for years, Gladys is banned from the kitchen after a crème brûlée accident and attempts to reclaim her allowance and pursue a dream job by writing an anonymous restaurant review for a large newspaper. Call Number: J DAIRMAN
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Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn DavisDescribes how the engineer George Ferris invented the famous carnival attraction for the renowned 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Call Number: J 921 FER
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Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. DraperGrowing up in the segregated South where they accept the disparities in how they are treated, Stella and her little brother witness a terrible event that compels them to fight back and trigger fundamental changes. Call Number: J DRAPER
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Hour of the Bees by Lindsay EagarSpending a summer in New Mexico helping her family move her aging grandfather to an assisted living home, 12-year-old Carol avoids her prickly grandfather before she is captivated by his astonishing magical stories. Call Number: J/YA EAGAR
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Harriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughThis coming-of-age story follows the misadventures of 11-year-old Harriet, whose friendships are tested when her not-so-generous notebook observations are discovered. Call Number: J FITZHUGH
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Some Kind of Courage by Dan GemeinhartLosing his father to an accident, his mother and sister to illness and his horse to a cruel thief, young Joseph confronts deadly animals, dangerous men and the harsh elements of nature to reclaim the only family he has left. Call Number: J GEMEINHA
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The Island of Dr. Libris by Chris GrabensteinSpending a summer at a lakeside cabin belonging to the mysterious Dr. Libris, Billy is astonished when he hears sounds of adventures in progress whenever he opens one of Dr. Libris' books. Call Number: J GRABENST
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Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics by Chris GrabensteinA sequel to the award-winning Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library finds world-famous game maker Luigi Lemoncello inviting teams from all across America to compete in a first-ever Library Olympics, an event that is challenged by a nefarious censor. Call Number: J GRABENST
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The Detective's Assistant by Kate HanniganA tale inspired by the life of America's first female detective follows the experiences of 11-year-old orphan Nell Warne, who becomes an indispensable helper to her Pinkerton Detective Agency employee aunt, Kate. Call Number: J HANNIGAN
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The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. HolmHating change and missing both her best friend and her dead goldfish, 11-year-old Ellie encounters a boy who strongly resembles her immortality-obsessed grandfather, in a story that introduces the work of famous historical scientists. Call Number: J HOLM
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The Neptune Project
by Polly Holyoke
Feeling more of a bond to her scientist mother's test-subject dolphins than her human peers, Nere discovers that she is a product of the "Neptune Project," one of a group of kids who have been genetically altered to survive in the ocean, where she is required to swim through untold dangers to reach the Neptune colony and evade the control of a tyrannical government. Call Number: J HOLYOKE
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Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntHiding the truth about her inability to read from a highly motivated new teacher, Ally eventually discovers that her dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of and gains new confidence as she finds alternative ways to learn. Call Number: J HUNT
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Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly JonesFeeling like a fish out of water when her family moves from Los Angeles to a recently inherited chicken farm, 12-year-old Sophie encounters a telekinetic chicken and her equally unusual flockmates, who are endangered by a thieving farmer. Call Number: J JONES
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The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie LloydMissing her late mother while leading cemetery tours and trying to communicate with a famous ghost, Emma anticipates having a destiny-revealing dream that will enable her to talk with her mother's spirit only to confront a mystery about her family. Call number: J LLOYD
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A Handful of Stars by Cynthia LordWhen her blind dog slips his collar, 12-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family are in Maine for the blueberry-picking season, and, based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather—but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches Lily and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life. Call Number: J LORD
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Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlanWhen their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay. Call Number: J MACLACHL
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Rain Reign by Ann M. MartinStruggling with the challenges of OCD and Asperger's syndrome, Rose, a homonym enthusiast, shares an inseparable bond with a beloved dog, but when the dog goes missing during a storm, Rose is forced to confront the limits of her comfort levels, even if it means leaving her routines and safe places in order to search for her pet. Call Number: J MARTIN
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Snow Treasure by Marie McSwiganBased on a true story, this heroic tale, set in Norway during World War II, follows a group of courageous schoolchildren who outwit the invading Nazis by sledding thirteen tons of gold bricks down the mountain to a waiting ship, keeping their country's treasure out of Nazi hands. Call Number: J MCSWIGAN
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All the Answers by Kate MessnerDiscovering a magical pencil that imparts answers to her questions, Ava and her best friend, Sophie, learn the pencil's rules and become increasingly reliant on its replies until it reveals a scary truth about Ava's family. Call Number: J MESSNER
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When Mischief Came to Town by Katrina NannestadArriving on the tiny island of Bornholm in Denmark to live with her stern grandmother, Inge Maria has difficulties staying out of trouble and conforming to local expectations about children being seen and not heard. Call Number: J NANNESTA
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm. Call Number: J/YA PATERSON
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The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley PearsallIn 1963, 13-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Call Number: J PEARSALL
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Pax by Sara PennypackerWhen his father enlists in the military and makes him return his beloved pet fox to the wild, Peter, who has been sent to live with his grandfather hundreds of miles away, embarks on a journey filled with astonishing discoveries in order to be reunited with his fox. Call Number: J PENNYPAC
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The Cricket in Times Square by George SeldenThe adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat. Call Number: J SELDEN
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Paper Wishes by Lois SepahbanNear the start of World War II, young Manami, her parents and Grandfather are evacuated from their home and sent to Manzanar, an ugly, dreary internment camp Japanese-American citizens in the desert. Call Number: J SEPAHBAN
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Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl ShurtliffWhen his mother dies without revealing his full name, Rump endures teasing for his half-name until he discovers his ability to spin gold, a talent that entangles him in a dire curse and prompts a fantastical quest to discover his true identity. Call Number: J SHURTLIF
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The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George SpeareLeft alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills. Call Number: J SPEARE
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Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk by Jane SutcliffeAn introduction to everyday words and phrases originally created by William Shakespeare features text that incorporates boldfaced Shakespeare-origin phrases complemented by sources and explanations, positioned against vibrant backdrop illustrations of scenes of Shakespearean London theater life. Call Number: J 822.33 SUT
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Castle Hangnail by Ursula VernonWhen 12-year-old Molly arrives at Castle Hangnail to fill the vacancy for a wicked witch, the minions who dwell there have no choice but to give her the job and at first it seems she will be able to keep the castle open, but Molly has quite a few secrets that could cause trouble. Call Number: J VERNON
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Honey by Sarah WeeksMelody's mother died shortly after Melody was born, and compared to the remarkable person her mother was according to her father's stories, 10-year-old Melody feels completely unremarkable, so when Melody discovers she'll be getting a new stepmother soon, the one birthday wish she has—to have a talk with her mother—may just result in her receiving the most important birthday gift of all. Call Number: J WEEKS
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